Bridgestone Corporation is a multinational rubber conglomerate founded in 1931 by Shojiro Ishibashi in the city of Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan. The name Bridgestone comes from a calque translation and transposition of ishibashi, meaning "stone bridge" in Japanese.
The PGA Tour is the organizer of the main men's professional golf tours in the United States and North America. It organizes most of the events on the flagship tournament also known as the PGA Tour, as well as the Champions Tour and the Nationwide Tour. It is headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, a suburb of Jacksonville.